Social Security Administration (Costa Rica)

Social Security Administration (Caja Costariciense de Seguridad Social, or CCSS)

The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (Spanish: Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social) is in charge of most of the nation’s public health sector. Its role in public health (as the administrator of health institutions) is key in Costa Rica, playing an important part in the state’s national health policy making.